What is the difference between isolation and loneliness?

Isolating yourself is seperating yourself from people. Loneliness is feeling sad and distressed about being by yourself and not being able to connect with others. So one is physical and the other is emotional. You can be isolated and not feel lonely, for example if you’re working on a project and you need to be alone in order to focus, you will be engaged in the project. You can be around people and still feel lonely. This can be for many reasons. Maybe you have a hard time connecting with others, like you don’t belong anywhere or don’t fit in, or you just feel misunderstood.

Isolation is the act of being alone. Loneliness is the feeling you have when you either become isolated or in a state of mind feel that way.

Isolation is an actual state of being and loneliness is a feeling of perhaps being isolated but it could mean a lot of other things like not feeling understood, included, or not feeling useful. Isolation can occur for many different causes such as drug/alcohol abuse, social anxieties, depression and other psychiatric disorders. Isolation can also be induced by the environment and the feeling of lack of safety and support

Isolation means you get isolated like a ice for example you keep your self away from others and loneliness means that you are alone and have no one to express your emotions.

Isolation is an act of cutting yourself from socializing, whilst loneliness is a feeling where you feel like you need company of another person, you can also feel lonely while being surrounded with firends.

Isolation is being completely cut off from everything, you don’t talk to anyone, you don’t do anything. It’s basically sitting in bed all day playing video games and maybe getting up to go the the bathroom and eat. Loneliness is still doing those activities, and interacting with people, but having an emptiness because you don’t have anyone whose company you enjoy a lot to share your experience with.

Isolation is being away from everyone and everything Loneliness is being without friends and being alone

Isolation is the physical separation with someone or something. whereas loneliness is a emotional state that can be the result of isolation. Loneliness might also be the result of not having close emotional attachment to everything that's around you.

To isolate yourself is something you decide to do, you decide to be alone by yourself. To feel lonely is not something you decide, it’s a feeling and sometimes you can feel lonely even when you’re with people.

The difference between isolation and loneliness is the cause. Isolation is a form of bullying—the victim is avoided by bullies, and it’s subtle and hard to notice. That’s why it’s a common bullying method in schools when the bullies have a target, but don’t want to get caught. Their excuse could just be not liking the person. Loneliness is more of a personal concept. An emotion. You could be surrounded by people, but you can still feel lonely. That may be because you feel no one actually understands you. One thing isolation and loneliness have in common is the feeling that you don’t have a friend. That’s why 7 cups is here. To support you through times of isolation and loneliness. We are here for you.